Yerma – NT Live

In Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece, a young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desire to have a child.

Billie Piper, returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.

What is NT Live?

National Theatre Live transmits the best of British theatre live from London to screens around the world. The broadcasts are filmed in front of a live audience, with cameras carefully positioned throughout the theatre to ensure cinema audiences get the best-seat-in-the-house view. Productions are transmitted via satellite to the Collins Center, then projected onto our high-definition screen — one of the largest in the state.

Yerma contains strong language and is being advertised in the UK for audiences 15 years old and up (equivalent to a U.S. R rating).